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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D658268 | Hose nozzle 12 | 04/24/2012 |
| 8109917 | Twistable medication dispensing system Disclosed is a dispenser having a first chamber containing a first fluid and a second chamber containing a second material. Each chamber has screw threads that are selectively joinable so that the first and second chambers are twistable relative to one another. The ... | 02/07/2012 |
| D651282 | Wand with single nozzle and soap reservoir | 12/27/2011 |
| D650469 | Wand with double nozzle and soap reservoir | 12/13/2011 |
| 8049643 | Vehicle tracking system for vehicle washing The invention is directed towards an automated system for tracking a vehicle, associating that vehicle with a vehicle washing selection, and tracking the vehicle until it enters the vehicle washing station for subsequent presentation of the vehicle washing selection... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8011427 | Double-acting jar A double-acting jar is disclosed comprising: an outer housing; an inner mandrel at least partially disposed telescopically within the outer housing to define a fluid chamber between the inner mandrel and the outer housing, the fluid chamber containing fluid and bein... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011345 | Energy transfer machine with inner rotor An energy transfer machine, for example, a positive displacement internal combustion device, has a fixed or rotating outer housing, an internal rotating carrier and one or more inner rotors with rotational axes which are offset from the inner rotor carrier rotationa... | 09/06/2011 |
| D643227 | Baseball and bat display bed | 08/16/2011 |
| 7905289 | Double-acting jar compounder A double-acting compounder is disclosed having a first end and a second end, and comprising an outer housing, an upper mandrel, and a lower mandrel. The outer housing defines the first end. The upper mandrel is at least partially disposed telescopically within the o... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7824079 | Light tower diffuser The invention provides a diffuser for a portable light tower that has an envelope of fire resistant material designed to diffuse light situated on a frame forming a generally spherical structure that can be opened and closed by use of a pulley and cable system. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| D625573 | Telescoping wand | 10/19/2010 |
| 7784431 | Animal stanchion with selectively releasable feature An animal stanchion having fixed stanchion structure and a pivotal release stanchion laterally spaced apart to define a head opening. The animal stanchion further comprises an upper top control rail which is configured to interact with a latch to selectively hold an... | 08/31/2010 |
| D620761 | Barbeque tray | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753116 | Double-acting jar A double-acting jar comprises an inner mandrel and an outer housing. The inner mandrel is disposed telescopically within the outer housing to define a fluid chamber in between. There is an uphole restriction and a downhole restriction spaced from one another within ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7739949 | Method and device for cutting and coring materials in a hydrocutting apparatus A method and device for coring and cutting food products such as peppers in a hydrocutter. The preferred embodiment of the invention includes an outer rim, which is configured for placement within a hydrocutter. This rim has a first end and a second end and defines ... | 06/22/2010 |
| D615384 | Safety door hinge | 05/11/2010 |
| D608128 | Travel pillow | 01/19/2010 |
| 7581648 | Potato sorting apparatus A sorter for sorting pieces of various diameters and lengths made up of a pair of shafts spatially disposed in parallel within a horizontal plane, each of these shafts having a tapered core to which is connected to a pair of flights. When the shafts are rotated, ite... | 09/01/2009 |
| D598538 | Oral liquid medication device and container set | 08/18/2009 |
| 7497522 | Pavement saw with self-leveling operator handle and depth control system A pavement cutting tool wherein the pitch of the handles relative to the ground surface is relative to, and interlinked, to the pitch of the connected saw blade, so that as the saw blade is raised and/or lowered into the surface to be cut, the handles remain at a pr... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7452350 | Pre-dosed oral liquid medication dispensing system A liquid oral medication dispensing system made up of an ampule configured to hold a pre-measured quantity of the selected medication and to dispense that quantity of oral medication through an opening in the ampule formed by a puncturing device. This dispensing sys... | 11/18/2008 |
| D578551 | Portable air compressor | 10/14/2008 |
| 7371242 | Three pronged lever-action castration tool An easily operated castrating tool that allows placement of an improved continuous elastic band for ligation and removal of an appendage. The present invention includes a tool that allows such bands to be placed in a manner that is significantly more easy to use, an... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7343988 | Drilling apparatus A drilling apparatus for drilling a deviated bore comprising a tubular outer member having an offset and adapted for rotatably supporting a drill bit. The member has a gripping arrangement for selectively engaging the wall of a bore to restrain the member against ro... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7309472 | Sterilization apparatus for orthodontic bands A sterilization system for dental and orthodontic tools is provided with a transport rack dimensionally sized to hold a plurality interchangeable cassettes. The interchangeable cassettes are designed and intended to hold kits of dental or orthodontic tools and are p... | 12/18/2007 |
| D534401 | Saw blade | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155760 | Waste trap A waste trap 10 for use in plumbing installations is provided, the trap comprising a unitary metal body 12 defining an interior volume, and having a tubular plastics insert 20 located in an inlet 14 of the body 12 and extending int... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131490 | Fan coil controller A fan coil controller for a hot and cold water system of a building that turns off the fan while the hot water and cold water coils are flushed. A fan coil control circuit is configured to periodically and temporarily operate a hot water flow control circuit and a c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131688 | Adjustable armchair mouse tray The present invention discloses a multi-functional adjustable mouse tray that mounts on the arm of a chair to provide a comfortably accessible work surface to support and use a computer mouse and other devices. The adjustable tray is easily mounted to either arm of ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7096771 | Cutter blade assembly for cutting scoop shaped vegetable products A cutter blade assembly that presents a sequential series of perpendicularly oriented cutting knife arrays which are attached to a frame. A first set of cutting knives is comprised of knives that are generally scalloped shaped. A second set of cutting knives is comp... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7052213 | Hydraulic food cutter with improved accelerator tube assembly A hydraulic accelerator tube is provided for an improved hydraulic food cutting assembly. The accelerator tube is formed of polyurethane having a durometer hardness within the range of 20–70. It is encased within a clamshell housing which, when installed in the fo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044626 | Image display unit An image display unit 10 comprises a light source 14 and a light diffusing panel 18, over which is mounted an opposed pair or retaining sheets 20 with a volume 22 formed between each retaining sheet 20 and the panel 18 | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039986 | Vibration isolation machine handle Disclosed is a vibration dampening handle for power tools. It includes a branch handle attached to a main handle, but at least one resilient connection. The upper connection is through a resilient connection, and the lower connection is typically a solid connection.... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028923 | Two-way water shut-off nozzle A dual closure nozzle for use with a hose carrying a liquid under pressure. The dual closure nozzle is made up of an inner delivery conduit attached to an end cap and threaded within an outer sleeve having a nozzle head. The dual closure nozzle is configured to have... | 04/18/2006 |
| D513925 | Decorative roaster head | 01/31/2006 |
| 6955106 | Thread making device A thread making device that has a thread form with controlled height adjustment. The thread making device is formed from a threading cartridge mounted on a threading bar. A thread form with a cutting edge is secured in a pocket on the threading cartridge bounded on ... | 10/18/2005 |
| D510500 | Decorative roaster head | 10/11/2005 |
| D510499 | Decorative roaster head | 10/11/2005 |
| 6923386 | Two-way water shut-off nozzle A dual closure nozzle for use with a hose carrying a liquid under pressure. The dual closure nozzle is made up of an inner delivery conduit attached to an end cap and threaded within an outer sleeve having a nozzle head. The dual closure nozzle is configured to have... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6880630 | Guide support for rig mounted continuous feed injection unit A continuous well string injection system, comprising a rig, such as a drilling or service rig, a continuous feed injection unit suspended from the rig, a continuous well string guide forming a conduit for continuous well string between a continuous well string hold... | 04/19/2005 |
